China will see 9.5 billion passenger trips during the 40-day spring festival period in 2026, exceeding 2025's 9.02 billion.
“China expects a record 9,500,000,000 passenger trips during the forty day spring festival period, higher than last year's 9,020,000,000.”
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disputableOfficial Chinese government statistics on total passenger trips (rail, aviation, road) during the 40-day spring festival period confirm whether the figure reaches 9.5 billion and exceeds prior year's 9.02 billion.
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